Drivers License

[Intro] (Neon hum, distant crowd murmur, soft heartbeat thud) [Verse 1] Summer asphalt sticks to my scuffed white shoes Neon pink bleeds through the screen of my sunglasses I count the cracks in the sidewalk, one to twelve Your laugh echoes from the bar where the jukebox wails I trace the edge of the payphone, still warm from your hand Midnight air tastes like beer and regret I can’t stand [Chorus] Lost, lost, lost in the summer glow Lost, lost, lost where the neon grows Lost, lost, lost, my heartbeat’s too slow Lost, lost, lost, where did you go? [Verse 2] The party’s dying, empty cups stack like dominoes I find your silver hair tie tangled in the back row The AC sputters, blows a gust of stale perfume I check my pager three times, no flash, no new tune The streetlight flickers, casts my shadow long and thin I kick a soda can that clatters, then dies again [Chorus] Lost, lost, lost in the summer glow Lost, lost, lost where the neon grows Lost, lost, lost, my heartbeat’s too slow Lost, lost, lost, where did you go? [Bridge] I walk the same route we took when we first met The laundromat’s still open, its windows steamed and wet I press my palm to the glass, watch the clothes spin round Wishing I could rewind, find the words I never found The clock strikes one, my shoes scrape the gravel loud I pull your old bandana from my pocket, wipe my clouded brow [Outro] Neon fades to gray, the street goes quiet and still My heartbeat’s the only sound, a lonely, steady drill Lost, lost, lost (faint, fading) Lost, lost, lost (gone)